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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nate really likes pancakes.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nate really likes pancakes.pancakes.
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''Nate the Great'' is a children's book series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. It focuses on the child detective Nate, who tries to solve mysteries around town with the help of his dog, Sludge.

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''Nate the Great'' is a children's book series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. It focuses on the child detective Nate, who tries to solve mysteries around town with the help of his dog, Sludge.
Sludge. Not be confused with Literature/BigNate.
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* NoAntagonist: Most of the stories involve Nate looking for lost objects or animals that were misplaced through sheer happenstance, with no malicious intent from anyone.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Rosamund's cats are Super Hex, Big Hex, Plain Hex, and Little Hex.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Rosamund's cats are [[ThemeNaming Super Hex, Big Hex, Plain Hex, and Little Hex.Hex]].
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* CloudCuckoolander: Rosamund is often described as strange and is obsessed with cats.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Rosamund is often described as strange strange, has NoSocialSkills, and is obsessed with cats.
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* OnceAnEpisode: Nate describes Rosamund as "strange" at least once per book.
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* CaptainObvious: Nate tends to point out blatantly obvious things in his narration:
--> "We went to Annie's room. It was big. It had yellow walls, a yellow bed, a yellow chair, and a yellow desk. I, Nate the Great, was sure of one thing. Annie liked yellow."
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* TerseTalker: Nate usually speaks in very short sentences.
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''Nate the Great'' is a children's book series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. It focuses on the child detective Nate, who tries to solve mysteries around town with the help of his dog, Sludge.

!!Provides examples of the following tropes:

* AmateurSleuth: Nate spends most of his time playing detective.
* CatchPhrase: "I, Nate the Great..."
* CloudCuckoolander: Rosamund is often described as strange and is obsessed with cats.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Rosamund tells Nate not to look for dog toys in a ''cat''alog.
* LiteralMinded: Nate "goes undercover" by hiding in a trash can.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Rosamund's cats are Super Hex, Big Hex, Plain Hex, and Little Hex.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nate really likes pancakes.

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